Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview

The photocatalytic pathway to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) to fuel, an artificial photosynthesis process, is a futuristic and ultimate way to combat the energy crisis and CO2 emission issues. The most widely used catalyst for photocatalytic reactions is titanium dioxide (TiO2) due to its availability...

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Main Authors: Hamidah, Abdullah, Khan, Maksudur R., Huei, Ruey Ong, Zahira, Yaakob
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spelling ump-199722018-03-13T02:34:31Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19972/ Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview Hamidah, Abdullah Khan, Maksudur R. Huei, Ruey Ong Zahira, Yaakob TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The photocatalytic pathway to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) to fuel, an artificial photosynthesis process, is a futuristic and ultimate way to combat the energy crisis and CO2 emission issues. The most widely used catalyst for photocatalytic reactions is titanium dioxide (TiO2) due to its availability, chemical stability, low cost and resistant to corrosion. Although TiO2 photocatalyst suffers due to its wide band gap (only can be activated under ultraviolet light irradiation) and high electron-hole recombination rate, it remained as a precursor for the development of visible light responsive materials for CO2 reduction through different modifications, such as doping of metal, nonmetal, semiconductors etc. There is a significant improvement in CO2 conversion using the visible light responsive TiO2 based catalysts. The product distribution due to the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 highly depends on the band gap and band edges of the catalyst. The understanding in the mechanistic pathway of CO2 reduction is very important to design the catalyst for the production of desired product. This present paper provides an overview of research and development of TiO2 based photo-catalysts for CO2 reduction and focuses on the improvement of the photocatalyst based on the band gap engineering, charge transfer and CO2 adsorption. Moreover, the challenges and future prospect in the developing modified TiO2 for photocatalytic reduction of CO2 has also been discussed. Elsevier 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19972/1/fkksa-2017-hamidah-Modified%20tio2%20photocatalyst%20for%20CO21.pdf Hamidah, Abdullah and Khan, Maksudur R. and Huei, Ruey Ong and Zahira, Yaakob (2017) Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 22. pp. 15-32. ISSN 2212-9820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2017.08.004 doi: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.08.004
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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Hamidah, Abdullah
Khan, Maksudur R.
Huei, Ruey Ong
Zahira, Yaakob
Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview
description The photocatalytic pathway to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) to fuel, an artificial photosynthesis process, is a futuristic and ultimate way to combat the energy crisis and CO2 emission issues. The most widely used catalyst for photocatalytic reactions is titanium dioxide (TiO2) due to its availability, chemical stability, low cost and resistant to corrosion. Although TiO2 photocatalyst suffers due to its wide band gap (only can be activated under ultraviolet light irradiation) and high electron-hole recombination rate, it remained as a precursor for the development of visible light responsive materials for CO2 reduction through different modifications, such as doping of metal, nonmetal, semiconductors etc. There is a significant improvement in CO2 conversion using the visible light responsive TiO2 based catalysts. The product distribution due to the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 highly depends on the band gap and band edges of the catalyst. The understanding in the mechanistic pathway of CO2 reduction is very important to design the catalyst for the production of desired product. This present paper provides an overview of research and development of TiO2 based photo-catalysts for CO2 reduction and focuses on the improvement of the photocatalyst based on the band gap engineering, charge transfer and CO2 adsorption. Moreover, the challenges and future prospect in the developing modified TiO2 for photocatalytic reduction of CO2 has also been discussed.
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author Hamidah, Abdullah
Khan, Maksudur R.
Huei, Ruey Ong
Zahira, Yaakob
author_facet Hamidah, Abdullah
Khan, Maksudur R.
Huei, Ruey Ong
Zahira, Yaakob
author_sort Hamidah, Abdullah
title Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview
title_short Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview
title_full Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview
title_fullStr Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview
title_full_unstemmed Modified TiO2 Photocatalyst for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction: An overview
title_sort modified tio2 photocatalyst for co2 photocatalytic reduction: an overview
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2017
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19972/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19972/1/fkksa-2017-hamidah-Modified%20tio2%20photocatalyst%20for%20CO21.pdf
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